Hi Robert!

On Do, 04 Feb 2010, Robert H wrote:

> I want to delete every line that doesn't match the pattern:
> 
> :/\.$
> 
> I have a list of emails and some of them have a trailing period...I am 
> finding those lines and I would like to delete everything else but those 
> lines.
> 

Use :v to delete all lines, that do not match the pattern \.$
:v/\.$/d

See :h :v

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Christian
-- 
Der Mensch ist das einzige Lebewesen, das von sich eine schlechte
Meinung hat.
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